Question

     Two men were traveling in a very wild part of America. They had not even seen a house,only a few huts or tents. Then one day they met an old Indian who made his living by hunting (打獵) They found that he knew their language and they talked for a while. One of them asked him if he could tell them what the weather would be like within the next few days.“oh,yes ,” he said. “Rain is coming and wind. Then there will be snow for two days,but after that there will be bright sunshine.

   “Isn’t that beautiful?” said one man to his friend. “The old Indian knows more of the secrets of nature than we do with all our science. Then he turned to the old Indian.

    “Tell me ,” he said ,“how do you know all that?”

     The Indian replied ,“I heard it on the radio. ”

() 1. There were people living in the wild part of America where the two men were traveling.

   A. few   B. no   C. several   D. lots of

() 2. The old Indian was a .

   A. traveler   B. hunter   C. scientist   D. weatherman

() 3. The old Indian could tell what the weather would be like within the next few days because .

   A. his friends told him so   B. he had lived there for many years

   C. the broadcast said so   D. he knew the secrets of nature

() 4. The story most likely happened in .

   A. spring   B. summer   C. autumn   D. winter

() 5. The writer tells us a (n) story in the passage.

   A. sad   B. scientific   C. funny   D. educational

Answer 1

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C